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Mondays with Rick: CSRA Economic Development: The Holes that Need to be Filled

In my previous two columns for this newsletter, I discussed many of the positive aspects of the CSRA when it comes to economic development. Remember, when we discuss an area’s potential for economic development, we have to consider the aspects of that area that would attract existing businesses to move or expand to that area and the area’s ability to provide an environment that stimulates the creation of new businesses. In my first column on March 20, I provided a number of reasons as to why the CSRA is a

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Dr. Rick Franza April 24, 2023 No Comments
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Construction projects that will grow workforce development for jobs

Ambitious projects at Aiken Technical College and the Aiken County Public School District will create new pathways for workforce development. Aiken Tech will build a new, state-of-the-art Nursing Education Center. The school district will replace its aging Career and Technology Center with a new facility. The combination will allow both institutions to expand educational programs to train future job seekers in myriad fields. The school district has started looking at fields that are in demand and growing. “We’ve talked about a few specifics, particularly with cyber,” said Superintendent King Laurence.

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Dana Lynn McIntyre April 24, 2023 No Comments
Consumer Stories

Local car wash business gives free washes for a year

For many drivers, keeping their vehicles clean requires frequent trips to the car wash and monthly charges, but the owners of a new North Augusta car wash just gave one of its customers free washes for a year. On Friday, Moby’s Car Wash located at 421 East Martintown Road held its grand opening celebration with a ribbon cutting by the North Augusta Chamber of Commerce. Throughout the day, each customer was entered in the prize drawing. The business held its soft opening on Wednesday, March 8, and for three days,

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Josh Heath April 23, 2023 No Comments
Consumer Stories

Local businesses provide joy to CSRA hospice patients

Ever since Corry D’Alessandro launched her home-based dessert business last summer, the New Jersey native has looked for ways to give back to the local community, which is why she has volunteered to provide treats for people in their final days, weeks, and months of life. Next week, D’Alessandro, owner of Mother Truckin Eatz, will begin providing cupcakes to patients receiving care from Affinis Hospice, a non-profit organization that serves terminally ill patients in various parts of the state, including Augusta. “I was just trying to find a way to

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Josh Heath April 23, 2023 No Comments
Openings

CSRA antique shop to launch garden center

For years, Richard Mayson has planned to open a garden center in North Augusta, but next month, his plans will finally come to fruition. Mayson, owner of Riverside Antiques & Treasures located at 646 East Buena Vista Ave., is preparing for the grand opening of the year-round outdoor center, which will be held Friday, May 12 through Sunday, May 14. It will feature vendors selling a variety of items, including plants, fresh produce, yard art, pottery, and stained glass. He said the owners of New Life Natural Foods located on

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Josh Heath April 23, 2023 No Comments
Consumer Stories

Local taekwondo instructor excited to bring academy back to the CSRA

Growing up in the Augusta area, Gary Nistler trained in taekwondo at a martial arts academy that, at the time, was located in Anderson Plaza on Bobby Jones Expressway. Nistler is excited to bring that academy back to the CSRA. On Saturday, Nistler, an eighth-degree grandmaster, will open a Tiger-Rock Martial Arts franchise, near Kroger in the Evans Crossing Shopping Center at 4351 Washington Road, Suite H. The 4,300-square-foot academy that was formerly occupied by Dollar Tree many years ago, will offer classes for children as young as four and

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Josh Heath April 20, 2023 No Comments
Consumer Stories

Last chance for advance air show tickets

Look! Up in the air! It’s an air show that hasn’t happened in 20 years! The two-day event returns to the Augusta Regional Airport on May 13 and 14, but advance ticket sales end on Monday, April 24. General Admission for adults is $31.50 and children for $23.25 and it includes a parking pass. There are also preferred seating tickets and lawn boxes. The top tickets are to the Flight Line Club for $179 and include VIP parking and entrance. Among the performers will be the U.S. Air Force F-16

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Dana Lynn McIntyre April 20, 2023 No Comments
Restaurants/Food

Business Lunch Review: Hello Poke

Editor’s Note: Wes Hennings never met a meal he walked away from and is an opinionated eater! Each Thursday, he shares the results of a business lunch he’s had with a colleague as a way to advise our business community on the good, bad, and the tasty across the CSRA. He doesn’t let ABD or the restaurant know where he is going and his opinions are his own. He grades the restaurants he visits on a 1-5 scale with “5” being outstanding. We call this our “Real Business Lunch Review”.

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Wes Hennings April 19, 2023 No Comments
Consumer Stories

Dual dessert and coffee shop to open in CSRA

For many, coffee and desserts are two of the basic food groups, and this summer, local residents will be able to enjoy both at a one-stop shop in Evans. Meybohm Commercial Properties has announced that two new eateries, Alumni Cookie Dough and Rooted Coffeehouse, are coming to 7025 Evans Town Center Blvd., Suite 213, in The Plaza at Evans Towne Center. That space was formerly occupied by Roll On In and Buzzed Bull Creamery, which both opened and closed last year. Alumni is an Athens-based company that sells cookie dough

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Josh Heath April 19, 2023 No Comments
Consumer Stories

Hibachi food on the road

The CSRA is flanked by several full-service Japanese restaurants—either for hibachi-style chefs at your table, regular dining, or take-out. TiAmo Hibachi On The Go may be the first mobile food trailer serving hibachi-style meals on an outdoor grill—other than that at local festivals. The TiAmo team specializes in Chicken, Pork, and Shrimp Hibachi Plates, Lo Mein, and Egg Rolls. Soon, they’ll offer their homemade (Tiyumaki) Yum Yum sauce. Their first event is this Friday at Augusta Mayor Garnett Johnson’s headquarters at 4102 Windsor Spring Road in Hephzibah. It’s part of

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Neil Gordon April 18, 2023 No Comments
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